Hi, > The ActionServlet has a reference to the servlet context which may be > retrieved using: > servlet.getServletContext() > Using the servlet reference passed to your plugins init() method. > > Your plugin would initialise those objects you want stored in > the servlet > context, and then store them there. The plugin itself doesnt > need to be > stored as its job is just initialisation. >
ok, got it. and i have done it. but now the problem is retrieving my component from the context. in my Action class there are no references to ActionServlet, and thus i cannot get the ServletContext from anywhere... any help? regards marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 6 June 2003 14:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: question about struts > > > Hi David, > thanx 4 the suggestion...actually i was thinking on either use a > plugin or extending action servlete. > but i m left out with one issue: where actually do i have to > write the code > for storing the plugin in the servlet context? > struts docs mention > 'The PlugIn interface extends Action and so that applications > can easil > hook into the ActionServlet lifecycle.' > and > 'At runtime, any resource setup by init would be accessed by > Actions or > business tier classes' > > but how? > > all the searchs that i have done shows how to configure > plugins,...not how > to use.. > > can anyone help? > > thanx and regards > marco > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ext David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 June, 2003 17:28 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: question about struts > > > > > > You can use a Struts PlugIn to initialize your components and > > store them in > > the ServletContext. > > > > David > > > > >hi all, > > > i have been working with JSP model 2 for few years, and > > now i want to move > > >to struts. > > >i am starting to get acquainted with it, and i need help to > > face this > > >situation. > > >in my mvc, i am using 2 components, one to connect to R3 and > > the other for > > >connecting to DB. > > >the lifecycle of those components is the same as my servlet, > > since those > > >components are not > > >user/session/request specific. > > > > > >in reading docs about struts, i could not figure out where > > to put those > > >components in the > > >struts framework. of course, i can put them in > > ActionServlet, but this will > > >require me to modify the > > >code of the ActionServlet. > > > > > >is there any other way to do that other than modifying the code of > > >ActionServlet? > > > > > >hope someone can help... > > > > > >thanx in advance and regards > > > marco > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]